Abstract:
A wireless communication device (200) including a first CRC coder that generates a first block of CRC parity bits on a transport block and associates the first block of CRC parity bits with the transport block, a segmenting entity that segments the transport blocks into multiple code blocks after associating, and a second coder that generates a second block of CRC parity bits on each code block and associates a second block of CRC parity bits with each code block. The first and second blocks of CRC parity bits are based on first and second generator polynomials. In one embodiment, the first and second generator polynomials are different. In another embodiment, the generator polynomials are the same and the transport block is interleaved before segmenting or the code block are interleaved before encoding with the second block of CRC parity bits.
Abstract:
Various methods and apparatuses provide unicast channel data acquisition, such as antenna information, from Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) subframes. A method of operating a wireless communications network infrastructure entity is disclosed comprising defining a Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframe (400) comprising a unicast symbol (401) in a predetermined first symbol position within said subframe (400), said unicast symbol (401) comprising at least a first unicast antenna reference symbol; defining a second symbol position (403) within said subframe (400) for containing at least a second unicast antenna reference symbol; and transmitting said subframe (400) wherein said unicast symbol (401) comprises said at least first unicast antenna reference symbol and wherein said multicast symbol (403) comprises said at least second unicast antenna reference symbol.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for jointly decoding a first and second message is disclosed. The signaling scenario illustrated by FIG. 1 and using the codeword properties defined herein, the various embodiments may combine multiple messages under the hypothesis that the value of a message portion corresponding any subsequent observed transmission is different. Accordingly a first buffer may store the first observed message frame (509) and a second buffer may sum the LLR's of subsequent observed frames (513). In the embodiments disclosed, two decoding hypotheses are required only; a first where the two buffers are combined directly (513) and a second where the difference codeword bit LLR's of the first buffer (509) are inverted before combining with those of the second buffer (519). A maximum of N transmissions is allowed by the receiver (523), after which a decoding failure is declared.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for receiving a message stream on a channel (140). A message (160) is received (320) on the channel. Information regarding the bits of a successfully decoded message is added (340) to a message attributes list (275) if the message is successfully decoded. An attempt is made to decode (330) a subsequent message based on the information in the message attributes list.
Abstract:
A receiver (500) utilizes parameters generated by a Viterbi decoder (530) to determine one of a plurality of coding rates in which user information is transmitted. The receiver (500) combines the parameters in a predetermined manner, the result of which is a detection statistic (dij). By utilizing the detection statistic (dij), the coding rate at which user information is transmitted is accurately determined.
Abstract:
A relay design backward compatible with existing wireless communication networks. The invention provides details of apparatus and methods to enable operation of inband relays. Using a grant-based inhibit mechanism, a Relay and an eNB can efficiently cooperate to improve the performance by allowing one of either UE or the Relay to transmit on the uplink. Similarly, the UE overrides any pre-determined schedule (i.e., absence of Reference Signals) by searching for a scheduling grant and if the UE find the scheduling grant, the UE can assume that the Relay has overridden the pre-determined schedule temporarily.
Abstract:
A mobile device estimates a data symbol from a received signal by using one or more interference cancellation algorithms. For one interference cancellation algorithm, the mobile device calculates (302) a Channel State Information (CSI) of an interfering sector and calculates (304) a CSI of a serving sector at a different time. The mobile device then determines (310) a correction factor to the CSI of the interfering sector by, for example, estimating a Doppler speed and a time difference between a first time interval like a preamble symbol and a second time interval like any symbol of interest in the data zone. Using the correction factor, the mobile device updates outdated interference information. The mobile device can cancel interference in the received signal distorted by co-channel interference by using the updated interference information. Also, the mobile device can be configured to combine results of multiple interference cancellation algorithms based on the applicability of the individual interference cancellation algorithms in particular scenarios.
Abstract:
A communications system for reducing bit errors in a received data sequence provides a method for generating candidate code-word sequences for evaluation by a CRC decoder. The system may determine a most-likely received sequence using the probable code-word list of candidate sequences. The number of candidate sequences may be reduced using computational complexity reduction methods. A communications device also provides a candidate sequence generator for use with a CRC decoder to determine a most-likely received sequence and to reduce bit errors in a received sequence.
Abstract:
A method (300) and an apparatus (202) for a digital diversity receiver having a first receiver branch (204) and a second receiver branch (206) for adjusting a receiver power control loop during a radio frame (100) of a known length are provide. The digital diversity receiver (202) receives a first signal (208) through the first receiver branch (204) during the radio frame (100), and receives a second signal (210) through the second receiver branch (206) during a portion of the radio frame (106, 110). The second signal (210) originates from a common original signal (212) as the first signal 208. The digital diversity receiver (202) evaluates (308) a receiver power control parameter for the first interval (106) based upon the first signal (208) and the second signal (210), and compensates (310) the receiver power control parameter with an offset value for the first interval (106). The compensated receiver power control parameter is then applied (312) to the receiver power control loop during the first interval.
Abstract:
Power control in a spread-spectrum communication system takes place by dynamically adjusting the step-down size of a power control threshold (407-415) based on an acquired number of poor-quality frames (405). The step-down size of the threshold is increased or decreased depending on an amount of frame erasures detected by the system (407-415). Additionally, full-rate or sub-rate frame quality is used to dynamically adjust the step-down size of a power control threshold.